Have you seen the video for the first single, "Good Times," off of Tommy Lee's upcoming solo album, "Tommyland: The Ride"?
You can hear the song (and the whole album) over at VH1.com.
Um...it sounds like, at least on this track, Tommy spent a little too much time hanging out with Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys.
This sounds more like a boy-band song than something from one of the most outrageous drummers of recent years.
In my recent interview with Tommy, he, of course, said this is the best music he's ever done.
Let's give a quick look at the rest of the album, track by track:
2. "Hello, Again" is very mellow as well. I think I expected more rock than this.
3. "Tryin To Be Me" (features Chad Kroeger of Nickelback) - Finally, some rock. But is he rapping over the music? Hmm... It's not too bad. Should have been the first single instead of that pop song.
4. "Sister Mary" - The Beatles with a harder drummer, maybe? Not too bad... Straight rock. I kind of like it.
5. "The Butler" - A long intro...some kind of sample. Nope. That was it. Just some talking. Sounds like a voicemail message. What's the point?
6. "Tired" (Features Joel Madden of Good Charlotte) - I wish I could print the beginning lyrics to show how silly they are, but I'll hold back. "Tommy got tired of Pamela, Ed got tired of Salma, Puffy got tired of JLo...." yes - this is the beginning of the chorus. Not a bad song musically, but the lyrics are weak.
7. "I Need You" - Very mellow. Overall, not a bad song.
8. "Make Believe" - Sounds like an 80s gothic band. Pretty basic rock song. It's ok.
9. "Makin' Me Crazy" - Female singer. This is a really good song. Probably because Tommy's not singing. It's someone named Dirty Harry. You can also find her site here. Here's an artist to keep an eye on....
10. "Watch You Lose" - Acoustic with Tommy's growling vocals over it. It's pretty good.
11. "Say Goodbye" (features Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys) - Kind of sounds like the song before it. It's ok. Nothing great.
12. "Hello Again" (Acoustic) - Probably better than the regular version.
OK - I'm off to find more music by Dirty Harry...
Posted by jeffhahnedisabled at August 4, 2005 11:14 AM
